Brother Knights at Pinellas hope

On July 15^th, the members of Frank J Lewis Assembly 0159 responded to a call out from Sir Knight Kevin Greeno to help lay decks at Pinellas Hope. The decks provide a safe walking area between a group of four cottages. The cottages serve the homeless by getting them out of tents and into a livable facility. When I arrived, I helped Bill Condon with the wooden planks as he cut them to a specific length. Our newly elected Faithful Navigator Wayne Ries and Fr. Kevin Mackin of St. Raphaels were assisting Kevin Greeno with the manpower to get the job done. Color Corp Commander John Shevenell was supervising a power saw. District Deputy, Jose Carrera from Holy Cross Assembly, Bob Bielicki, GK, Mike Kelser, and their sons and grandsons also helped with the labor. They laid the planks in a “staging” area before permanently fastening them. Kevin Greeno indicated there was supposed to be 26 more Hope Cottages by the end of 2017.